Wednesday, January 30, 2013

When one door closes~ Another door opens



The Lord opens and closes doors for us as he sees fit.  Sometimes he opens multiple doors at a time and we have to choose which door to go through.  Sometimes we don't really understand the reason why one door closes, or why one door opens, but should always trust that he knows better than us.  At this point, I feel like the cartoon character from Monsters Inc, when he sees all these doors and he's jumping from door to door, but just can't seem to find the right one.   We are doing our best to deal with the trials that have been placed before us, and have been praying and praying to find the right door.  Our most recent experience, was one that crushed our hearts. Owen had a phone interview with the Freeport McMoRan Mine in Safford.  A few weeks later he had a second phone interview.  The next step was to fly him up to Arizona for the last and final interview.  We were super excited that he made it this far, and let our hopes up to the fact that this was the job that was going to finally work out for us, and get us back on our feet.  They called him last week, and told him his interview would be on January 31st at 1:00.  They had one more person they had to check with on the time, making sure everyone on the interview board could be there.  They emailed Owen all the paperwork to fill out and maps of the mine, so he was able to find his way around.  A few hours later, he received a phone call from them, they told him basically, never mind to the whole thing, we are going to fill the position another way.   Well, the fact is, the Lord was opening up another door as that door slammed shut.  My sisters family owns a few funeral homes in Arizona, and they are in need of another employee.  We are seriously contemplating not only running through this open door, but sprinting.  But yet, we are reminded that it doesn't work that way.  Now is when faith comes in.  We are leaving it up to the Lord to help guide us in the right direction, so we can get back on course. We have learned to trust the Lord with all our heart, because no matter what we choose to do, there will always be bumps in the road along the way, and trials we have to go through.  I know that we will, with the Lords help have the right door open for us.  He will help us to know what is right for our family, as long as we have faith and let him.  Even though this is hard, he will carry us through this trial, just as he has carried us this far.  Change is hard and it's even harder to go away from your comfort zone, but with the Lords help anything is possible.

2 comments:

Velma said...

It sounds like from the facebook stuff you have made a good choice to move to Arizonia now. So is Owen working for Tami and Todds funneral home? How is that working out? Glad that you're close to your sisters place and closer to your parents!Makes it easier to do family get togethers too! Love, Velma

Mommy Wendy said...

Yes, we are both working at the funeral home and love it! We love being back in Arizona! Being with the family is all that matters :)